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People jealous af of the new abilities, boss fights and Limit Form in KH2FM, I remember desperately trying to figure out how to get Magnet Splash on vanilla KH2 Seeing Ventus in the secret trailer and thinking to myself "Why is Roxas there?", and trying to understand what was happening in the non-voiced cutscenes are also good ones And last, but not least, "Something Funny Happened On The Way To Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts: The Stupid Files" were the best shitposting we had back then

Someone replied that it wouldn’t make sense bc Marluxia is too cold to care ab anyone but himself. Oh boy was he wrong.

My suggestions are the following: Make Sora smarter and less comical (maybe less cheery, he needs some trauma having being crystallized.) in addition, give him a personal conflict Give Riku some personal weight over Sora's disappearance and relationship with Kairi Make Kairi a stronger character Have Riku and Kairi replace Donald and Goofy as Sora’s main party members (they need more development after all) Give Maleficent and Pete an extremely larger relevance to the plot, especially if they want to recruit more Disney villains. Give Mickey, Donald and Goofy their own playable scenario Only three Disney worlds, three Final Fantasy worlds and three original worlds (all with relevance, all original plots and no pointless shot for shot recreations) Make the game darker and more mature with an older and savvier audience in mind (I.e. don’t be afraid to use words like “die” and “kill” more than once) Tie up all the loose ends (we do not need more questions than answers) No more convoluted stuff, keep the story simple Better pacing and plot Grounded combat (see The Killer Critic’s revision of KHIII’s gameplay) No redemption or misunderstood bullshit for Braig or any of the other villains More screentime for the villains (as in more scenes of them interacting with each other) Adequate focus on the other heroes No awkward or cringy moments (like those laughs at the end) No cryptic speeches from any of the villains Maybe see if Vanitas can return as a villain or an anti-hero who sides with Sora Give the characters more physical affection Have Sora fight the final boss all by himself or with Riku and Kairi by his side. Any other ideas?

I'm excited to see what Nomura will do with the series, story, gameplay and world design wise! I hope we get more original worlds in the future and balance them with the Disney worlds!

I agree with some of these, but I think others are just wishes that are not likely to happen. I think there are two things that we really need in order for Kingdom Hearts IV to be an improvement: a better paced story and gameplay that is more fun. The pacing of the story was my main issue with Kingdom Hearts III. It felt like it started right in the middle of a story, with Master Yen Sid explaining Sora's mission to him. It also felt like most of the important stuff didn't happen until the end of the game. Finally, the ending of the story felt very abrupt and made it feel more like a cliffhanger ending than a conclusion to the Dark Seeker Saga, an issue that I felt was fixed with Re:MIND. While I personally did not have an issue with the gameplay, once I played the game with the new abilities that we got in the free update, I could never go back to the old way of playing.

This is a pretty decent list, but I don't think it should just be limited to Kingdom Hearts IV, but to all the games that will come in this saga. I'm sure Nomura and his creative story and gameplay team will keep ironing out the kinks! I do like the villains being cryptic, though. It keeps us guessing as to what their true intentions are, and besides, it would be boring if they laid out their plans so obviously from the get go. The mystery is part of the fun, ya know?

No problem, man. Glad there's so many people I can connect with who share my enthusiasm for the series.

I think there's a couple of things at play here. As far as Kingdom Hearts III and the divide: On one hand, the expectations for Kingdom Hearts III were so sky high, but more importantly, so varied that it was going to be nearly impossible to measure up. There were players who had played the entire series, players who'd willing ignored important entries, etc. In my opinion, there are legitimate criticisms of the game. Whether or not these overshadow the many positives is subjective to the individual player. Unfortunately, living in 2020 is a double-edged sword for art; there's never been more places to find people who share your enthusiasm, just as there's never been more criticism and hatred of the things you enjoy shoved in your face. My point is, whatever opinion you're looking to have backed up online, there's likely a place you can find it. For this reason, you should probably try not to be bothered so much by the seeming fanbase divide. I doubt it's as drastic as it seems on the internet where everything is either the greatest thing ever or the most disappointing. For what it's worth, KH2 split the fanbase just as much at the time of its release. It took time for people to level out and judge it with some semblance of nuance. I suspect the same will happen for KH3 and on some level it already has. As for the overall attitude of gaming toward the Kingdom Hearts series, it's a similar thing. Who really cares what anyone else thinks of the things you like? It's very interesting how a majority of people that dislike or dismiss the series are very cynical, or uninterested in levity. Kingdom Hearts can be cheesy, and maybe stupid, or childish. But these are honestly some of the reasons I like it so much, it's a source of much needed basic good vs. evil story that makes me feel good. That doesn't mean I don't also like stories that are morally gray, complex, etc. I think the things Kingdom Hearts does well, it does very well and that's why it still has such a large fanbase today and keeps appealing to new people, nostalgia aside. All in all I'd just say you do and like whatever you want to as long as it's not hurting anyone else. People who are going to bother you about it aren't worth remembering anyway.